HC Deb 22 May 1991 vol 191 cc467-8W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what planning his Department is undertaking to achieve the objective of moving freight from roads to railways; whether he envisages any specific targets over the next decade; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. McLoughlin

We are reviewing ways in which industry could be further encouraged to make more use of the rail systems, given in particular the advent of the channel tunnel and developments in combined transport. I do not have specific targets.